2026-03-05
Grammarly's new AI tools necromance famous dead authors, and “humanize” copy to make it sound less robotic. But it also failed to detect obvious plagiarism when @milesklee.bsky.social tried it: www.wired.com/story/gramma...
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Superhuman's Grammarly offers an AI-powered tool called “Expert Review” that simulates feedback from famous writers, dead and living, without their permission
The tool, offered by the recently-rebranded company Superhuman, gives feedback based on the work of famous dead and living writers—without their permission.
2025-08-20
Kind of loving that the most astute quote in this (very good) piece on the AI Film Fest came from a teen. “AI is definitely an innovation. But innovation is the drug of humanity. We never know how to stop when it goes too far.” — www.wired.com/story/cream-...
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A look at the 2025 AI Film Festival, backed by Runway AI and screened by Imax; some cinephiles deride it while others say it's part of a natural tech evolution
From a POV butterfly larvae doc to something that resembled a perfume commercial, Runway AI's film festival selections did little to convince me of AI's artistry. Bluesky: @johnsem...
2025-06-27
Stop what you're doing and read @wired.com's feature on a couples retreat with people and their AI companions. Absolutely bonkers premise (or maybe not anymore???) but such a good yarn: www.wired.com/story/couple...
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At a “couples retreat” for human-AI pairs, users of services like Replika and Nomi grapple with the virtual reality and emotional limits of their partners
I found people in serious relationships with AI partners and planned a weekend getaway for them at a remote Airbnb. We barely survived. Bluesky: @wired.com , @manishakrishnan , @r...
2025-05-02
Nightmare fuel. @laurahday.bsky.social found YouTube channels, explicitly or implicitly targeting kids, showing AI-generated cartoon cats and minions being abused. YT removed a couple channels as a result of WIRED's story, but dozens of similar channels remain up: www.wired.com/story/dozens...
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An investigation finds 70+ content-farm YouTube channels using AI to produce cartoon content featuring gore and child abuse, featuring characters like minions
A WIRED investigation found that dozens of YouTube channels are using generative AI to depict cartoon cats and minions being beaten … Bluesky: @manishakrishnan . Forums: r/technews...